Who needs that when you can have your own Cuban hanging out of van giving you ice hats?
Who needs that when you can have your own Cuban hanging out of van giving you ice hats?
Please note that I am the original Old Man Runner on these message boards, who, of course, never bothered to register my screen name. I now have. The OP of this thread is an imposter.
It can cool the body by 23F? That's stunning, surprised it doesn't kill people.
How exactly is this supposed to work?
track chick wrote:
It can cool the body by 23F? That's stunning, surprised it doesn't kill people.
Why not? I don't think that it's forbidden. I think it will be beneficial for the runner because it will give more energy and endurance. Air conditioners are very good in any domain)) I think if I would not have an air conditioner at home it would be a disaster for sure. Sometimes when the temperature outside is 100F+ it is impossible to stay in an apartment, especially if you are leaving on the last floor. I found from https://lifestox.com/best-air-cooler-india/ a good list and I'm thinking now which one should I take.
Why didn’t anyone tell me about this some months ago?!
The Reon pocket can cool the body by 23 F, has battery to last 90 minutes, and is only 3 ounces. Much nicer than those body vests runners were wearing for Doha WC.
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What they mean is the surface of the device is capable of getting 23F cooler than the surface of the body that it is touching. If your skin is at 95F, it would be equivalent to having a 72F piece of plastic touching you. Which is essentially nothing. Far less effective than sweating profusely into a fast-wicking vest or t-shirt.
There is a precedent:
https://runningmagazine.ca/uncategorized/man-run-london-marathon-four-times-fridge/
Can carry his drinks too.
Maybe slip it down the front of your shorts so it blows on your balls?
My guess is that a hobbyjogger like me. Will wear it during a marathon. But runners that place in the prize money. Won't be eligible for prize money. It could fall under mechanical assistance.
Hobby1jogger wrote:
My guess is that a hobbyjogger like me. Will wear it during a marathon. But runners that place in the prize money. Won't be eligible for prize money. It could fall under mechanical assistance.
you must enter a username wrote:
What they mean is the surface of the device is capable of getting 23F cooler than the surface of the body that it is touching. If your skin is at 95F, it would be equivalent to having a 72F piece of plastic touching you. Which is essentially nothing. Far less effective than sweating profusely into a fast-wicking vest or t-shirt.
FM117 wrote:
Maybe slip it down the front of your shorts so it blows on your balls?
In the, IIRC, early 1980s, I invented a better device than this and tested a prototype in hot, humid Florida in summer. It worked.
Imagine a long, skinny Camelbak that's about 3 0" long and insulated on three sides filled with ice that you wear around your neck like a horse collar. At the neck, it velcros to hold it closer to the carotid artery to cool the blood as it goes to the brain.
As the ice melts, you could drink the ice water from a tube (like with a Camelbak) for an additional cooling effect.
The first prototype worked great for about 45 minutes until the ice melted. With better insulation, it might have lasted over an hour.
I even considered trying to patent it, but I thought cooling the blood going to the brain might trick the body somehow and wind up killing people so I dropped the idea.
Typo.... about 30" long... I don't remember how long the prototype was. It was about 4 inches wide and long enough to wrap around the neck and fasten around the upper chest like running vests do today.
This was before Camelbaks and running vests were invented. Too bad I didn't think of either of those ideas.
